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Deep water horizon and other disasters like the refinery explosion in texas city, texas, and the alaskan oil pipeline spill? >> i think weve acknowledged in 2005 in 2006 that we had serious issues. as a consequence, we set out to implement systematic change in bp. i set the tone from the top by saying very clearly, safe, reliable operations were with our number one priority. weve invested billions of dollars in the integrity of our plant. weve recruited many thousands of engineers and technologi...

Operating in the united states. to this end, im looking forward to examining with mr. hayward whether there is a deficient safety culture at bp that led to this disaster and other recent ones, including the bp refinery explosion in 2005 in texas city, texas. in a bp pipeline spill in 2007, which released 200,000 gallons of oil into the alaskan wilderness. mr. hayward, why is bps record on safety so spotty? what is equally as important as our efforts to combat the spill as the knee-jerk legislati...

>> reporter: the victims never had a chance, he says, because the alarm system was broken. levine told me at bp, lord brown had earned the nickname robin. he said he was part of a penny pinching duo with another executive they called batman. levine says he would swoop in just like the caped crusader, make massive cuts and then figure out a way to justify them. in response to our questions, lord brown told us in a statement, i look back on my career with bp with satisfaction. under my leadership,...

Refinery explosion in texas city, lord browne earned more than $11 million, making him one of the highest paid ceos in britain. but brownes reign at bp ended abruptly, he retired two months early, disgraced amidst a personal scandal. browne admitted the affair, but both he and the company deny any misuse of funds. in february, this year just two months before the gulf oil spill, brownes autobiography, "beyond business" was published. its described as an inspirational memoir from a visionary lead...

Explosion of the deep water horizon rig in the gulf. brownes spokesman did deny that the former ceo had ever risked worker safety. in 2006, the year after the bp refinery explosion in texas city, lord browne earned more than $11 million, making him one of the highest paid ceos in britain. but brownes reign at bp ended abruptly, he retired two months early, disgraced amidst a personal scandal. a british newspaper was threat thing to publish allegations browne had used company money to support a y...

And finally tonight on "the ed show," bp says that they have already spent $350 million cleaning up the oil spill in the gulf of mexico. some analysts say the final tab could reach into the tens of billions. but the cleanup cost isnt the only thing they have to worry about. class-action lawsuits are already on the table and the gulf coast has yet to feel the full effect of the spill. joining me now, an attorney who knows about dealing with bp. attorney brent kuhn, soued bp i 2005 after a refiner...

Old friends. well, at my age if i want to connect with old friends i need a weejgy board. >> at 88 betty was the oldest person ever to host "saturday night live" and managed to bring the show its highest ratings in nearly two years. i wonder if shes coming back. coming up, big problems for bp. theyre in full-blown damage control mode. the dome isnt working. they cant stop the oil from flowing and lawsuits are gushing from all sides. ill talk with a lawyer that sued bp five years ago after refi...

Welcome back to "the ed show." thanks for watching tonight. it has been a harrowing day for families of four miners still missing after a deadly explosion in raleigh county, west virginia. more than two dozen miners were killed in yesterdays blast. four miners remain unaccounted for. the search has been suspended because of dangerous levels of deadly gases underground which could cause another explosion. crews are now working to drill holes to ventilate the area, but officials dont expect to be ...

Steelworkers stand up for them. were the two major minings in this country. last week, ed, five workers were killed in a refinery explosion. i brought this poster to show you. this is an explosion from 1989 where 23 people were killed and the question is, have we not learned anything? when is it that were going to put worker safety, as the number one priority? during the bush years -- during the bush years they went to volunta voluntary compliance. if you have voluntary compliance on the highway...

Quickly than we are, but we are expanding the economy, we are growing jobs. there are still 15 million people unemployed, bill. bill: if youre unemployed, as we saw one poll out yesterday, one poll suggested 59 percent of unemployed americans have been looking for work for more than a year. >> yes. bill: think about that, thats staggering. >> an all-time high of 6 1/2 million people have been out of work for more than six months. bill: for those people, ce cannot turn the corner soon enough. >> ...